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Sweetgreen Reports Sales Recovery Post-Cyclospora Outbreak
- Sweetgreen CEO Jonathan Neman reports improved sales momentum after a Cyclospora outbreak.
- October comparable sales growth was about 5%, following flat comps in September.
- The Cyclospora outbreak was unrelated to Sweetgreen’s stores but affected overall sector traffic.
- Sales showed further improvement in early November.
- The company experienced a mild same-store sales decline after the initial rebound.